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CALENDAR OF EVENTS | WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEKNAPA VALLEYONGOINGNapa Valley Wine Trainnapa, www.winetrain.com, 800-427-4124• June 8: Vintner’s lunch, Judd’s hill• June 14: Sip & Supper Winemaker DinnerONGOINGTaste at Oxbow Wine and Chocolate Pairingnapa, taste 5 chocolates with 5 wines, $20, 12-7pm Sunday thru thursday12-9 pm friday and Saturday. reservations recommended. 707-265-9600.ONGOINGLive Music Fridays at Taste at Oxbownapa, time varies, 707-265-9600, www.tasteatoxbow.comONGOINGSeminars & Tastings at Merryvale VineyardsSt. helena, 10am-6:30pm, www.merryvale.com, 707-963-7777• Merryvale tasting, $15• reserve tasting, $35• Wine Sensory Seminar, $45, fridays 12pm or by appt• Wine & cheese experience, $45, by appt• Sommelier grand reserve tasting, $65, by apptONGOING FRIDAYS-SUNDAYSBarrel Tasting & Tours at ReataBarrel tasting: 11am, 2pm & by appointment, tours by appointmentnapa, www.reatawines.com, 707-254-8673x119ONGOINGJefferson House Reserve Room Tastingat Monticello Vineyardsnapa, reserve Wine Seminar, corley family napa Valley $25rSVP 707-253-2802 x18, www.corleyfamilynapaValley.comONGOINGV. Sattui WinerySt. helena, 9am-6pm, no appt. necessary, www.vsattui.com, 707-963-7774• classic tasting, daily, $5• Premium tasting, daily, $10• food & wine pairing, Mon-thu, $18• Artisan chocolate & wine pairing, Sat-Sun, $25• italian Marketplace with 200+ cheeses• Deli with panini, sandwiches, crabcakes & more• Weekend BBQ, wood-fired pizza, oysters, mozzarella bar• 2 ½ acres of tree-shaded picnic groundsONGOING FRIDAYS-SUNDAYSFood & Wine Pairings at Etude Winerynapa, 10am, 1pm & 3pm, $35, $25/memberswww.etudewines.com, 707-257-5300ONGOINGTours & Tasting at ZD Winesrutherford, rSVP 800-487-7757, www.zdwines.com• traditional tasting, $10, daily 10am-4:30pm• Premier tasting, $20, daily 10am-4:30pm• Private group tasting, $25, by appt• cellar tour & tasting, $40, by appt• Vineyard View tasting, $75, by appt• Abacus tasting, $650, by appt• Wine train, $199ONGOINGTours and Tastingsat William Hill Estate Winerynapa, 10am-5pm, by appt., www.williamhillestate.com, 707-265-3024• taste the napa Valley, $12• taste the Silverado Bench, $20• estate exclusives, $25• intro to William hill estate tour and tasting, $25• the William hill estate experience tour and tasting, $40ONGOINGVineyard & Winery Toursat Raymond VineyardsSt. helena, 11am (by appt), $15, group tours available (by appt)www.raymondvineyards.com, 800-525-2659x620ONGOINGTours & Tastings at Andretti Winerynapa, www.andrettiwinery.com, 877-386-5070x227• individual tastings, $15• Private Winery tour & tasting, $20/person by appointment• Vineyard tours, $20/person by appointmentONGOINGTasting at Grgich Hills Estaterutherford, 9:30am-4:30pm, tours at 11am & 2pm, $10Wine library tasting/$30, Barrel tasting on most fridays 2-4pmwww.grgich.com, 707-963-2784ONGOINGTastings & Tours at Artesa Winerynapa, rSVP, 877-224-8309, www.artesawinery.com• Vino con Queso, Wine & cheese experience, $40• Daily guided tours• Vines & Wines, A Vineyard tour, $40ONGOINGEducational Tours & Wine Tastingat Castello di Amorosacalistoga, www.castellodiamorosa.com, rSVP, 707-967-6272• regular tour & tasting, $25-$40 • reserve tour & tasting, $35-$50• tasting only, $10-$25 • Young adult tours, $15-$20• napa Valley neighbor Program • Private ViP toursONGOINGTastings at St. Supéryrutherford, www.stsupery.com, 800-231-6116• Vineyard to glass, Saturdays, 2pm, $50• St Supéry historical tasting, Sundays, 2pm, $50• cellar tour, fridays, 2pm, $50• Dollarhide library tasting, daily, $25• Élu library tasting, daily, $25ONGOINGWine Tasting Experiences at Benessere VineyardsSt. helena, www.benesserevineyards.com, by appt 707-963-5853x105• Personalized Wine flights, daily, $10• Vineyards Walking tour & tasting, M-W, 10:30am, $15• fudge Pairing experience, Sun, 10:30am, $15• Barrel tasting, rSVP, tues, Sat-Sun, 11am, $20• Barrel tasting & current release, tues, Sat-Sun, 11am, $25• Barrel tasting & Vertical, tues, Sat-Sun, 11am, $25• group tasting, Sat-Sun, 1:30pm, $15ONGOINGJoseph Phelps Vineyards: Tastings & SeminarsAn opportunity to participate in a wide range of excellent seminars. 1 ½ hours11am daily; 2:30pm, Monday-friday & 2pm, Saturday & Sunday. $40, exceptinsignia Blending/$60, free/wine club members. terrace tastings daily, $25rSVP, 707-967-3720, details www.josephphelps.com• insignia Blending • Wine Aroma challenge• Single Vineyard cabernets • napa Valley rocks• Barrel seminarONGOINGTours & Tasting at Black Stallion Winerynapa, 10am-5pm, www.blackstallionwinery.com, 707-253-1400• regular tasting, $10• reserve tasting, $35, Sat-SunArtisan cheese additional $7.50/personONGOINGTours & Tastings at Clos du Valnapa, daily 10am-5pm, www.closduval.com, 800-993-9463• classic tastings, $10: fee waived with purchase of a bottle wine.• reserve tastings, $20: fee not waived with purchase of a bottle of wine.• tours by appointment with 24 hour advance noticeONGOING SATURDAYS & SUNDAYSCooking Demonstrations at The DeBaun TheatreSt. helena, culinary institute of America at greystone, 1:30-2:30pm, $20With a sample of the recipe and their greystone winewsgr@culinary.edu, www.ciachef.edu, 707-967-2320ONGOINGVisitor Programs at Robert Mondavi Wineryfor details, www.robertmondavi.com, 888-rMonDAVi x2• the Signature tour & tasting• the Wine tasting Basics• the exclusive cellar tasting• tasting Beyond the Basics• the “harvest of Joy” tour & lunchONGOINGVIP Tasting & Artisan Barrel Factory TourBourassa Vineyards, napa, Mon-fri by appointment, $15 mid-week specialMention this listing, www.bourassavineyards.com, 800-499-2366ONGOINGTastings at Silverado Vineyardsnapa, www.silveradovineyards.com, 707-259-6611, 800-997-1770x611• Saddleblock Vineyard tasting, $75• library tasting, $75• Daily tasting room flights, estate/$10, Premier/$20• Public tours & tasting, 10:30am & 2:30pm, $15• Private tour and or tasting, 15-25 guests, $20/tour, $25/tour & tastingTHIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTHBacchus That Rascalclos Pegase, calistoga, free, 2pm, Multi-media presentation “history of Wine“www.clospegase.com, 707-942-4981ONGOING SATURDAYSNapa Riverwalk with Historian George Webber2 hour tour with tales & lore of old town napa, 10am, $20, 707-251-8500SECOND SUNDAYSSecond Sunday Supper ClubAViA napa, napa, 5:30-7pm, $110www.aviahotels.com, 707-224-3900ONGOINGNapa Valley Opera House1030 Main Street, napa, www.nvoh.org, 707-226-7372• May 19: napa regional Dance• May 22: Marc Yaffee• May 23: James farm• May 25: tommy castro• May 27: Joan osborne• May 29: tuesday night flicks, lauraONGOINGWine Tasting at Back Room Winesnapa, 5-9pm, www.backroomwines.com, 707-226-1378• May 17: les heritiers du comte lafon grand tasting• May 18: Spain vs. california• May 24: chateauneuf de Pape tasting• May 25: Springtime rosé Wines• May 31: Pinot noir fan club of napa ValleyONGOINGdi Rosanapa, www.dirosapreserve.org, 707-226-5991• ongoing until June 10: hung liu, new Work• May 19: Spring nature hike• June 9: Spring nature hike• June 16: opening reception, entering the WildUPCOMING• Daily: Valley first tour• Daily: grgich hills estate Winery tour• fri-Sun: Domaine chandon Winery tour• Sat: Valley’s only evening Winery tour• Mon-thu: Ambassador Winery tour• June 8: Vintner’s lunch, Judd’s hill• June 14: Sip & Supper Winemaker Dinner12 Look for us on Facebook and become a Fan!